They are police procedurals focused entirely on the interrogation of suspects by a specialized police team. The questioning occurs in a room observed by other officers who are not part of the direct interrogation.
The primary interrogators in the three episodes are Detective Chief Inspector Kurl Schulz (Sylvester Groth) and Detective Chief Inspector Nadine Keller (Eva Mackbach). Nadine is an outside inspector reviewing the local operation; she is also in advanced pregnancy.
The first episode deals with a missing person and suspected homicide by a real estate developer, Jochen Müller (Peter Kurth). The second involves a Turkish man, Yilmaz Yussef (Deniz Arora), accused of physically abusing his German wife. Finally, the third episode concerns the partner of a deceased serial killer, Claudia Hartmann (Nina Hoss), who refuses to provide the burial location of one of the victims.
The nature of the Criminal series demands excellent verbal scripts that establish a credible story. I thought the German stories were better than the "Criminal: UK" episodes I watched earlier. The third episode was brilliantly crafted with a satisfying dramatic resolution. The viewer is forced to see the humanity of all the characters in this splendid story.
The primary interrogators in the three episodes are Detective Chief Inspector Kurl Schulz (Sylvester Groth) and Detective Chief Inspector Nadine Keller (Eva Mackbach). Nadine is an outside inspector reviewing the local operation; she is also in advanced pregnancy.
The first episode deals with a missing person and suspected homicide by a real estate developer, Jochen Müller (Peter Kurth). The second involves a Turkish man, Yilmaz Yussef (Deniz Arora), accused of physically abusing his German wife. Finally, the third episode concerns the partner of a deceased serial killer, Claudia Hartmann (Nina Hoss), who refuses to provide the burial location of one of the victims.
The nature of the Criminal series demands excellent verbal scripts that establish a credible story. I thought the German stories were better than the "Criminal: UK" episodes I watched earlier. The third episode was brilliantly crafted with a satisfying dramatic resolution. The viewer is forced to see the humanity of all the characters in this splendid story.